Anticreeper and brace for railway rails



Nov. 1 1927.

M. LA T. HARVEY ANTICREEPERAND BRACE FOR RAILWAY RAILS sued July 21, 1926 J2 fmTqi WW W? m m w f 252 M 2% %3 sy .7 u v an m M/ 0 m m v J. j a U H a 1 a m tilting.

Patented Nov. 1, 1927.

UNITED ST T S i 1,647,1n ENT OFFICE,

MILLARD LarnAY 'r'rE HARVEY, or SAVANNAH, GEORGIA.

Anrrcnnnrnn AND BRAGE r03 RAILWAY Barns.

Application filed July 21,

will creep under the travel thereover of railway rolling stock unless held against such movement- In that connection the in vention has as a primary object the provision of an anti-creeping device whereby a railway track rail equipped therewith will remain securely'in braced position and effectively braced against lateral movement or A further objectof the invention is to provide an anti-creeping device whereby when used in connection with the device shown in the patent referred to will effectively brace the rails throughout their lengths with a minimum expense to the railroad using them. I

With the above and other objects in view which will more readily appear as the nature of the invention is better understood the same consists in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described, illustrated and claimed.

A preferred and practical embodiment of the invention is shown in the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is a top plan view of a railway track equipped with this improved anticreeping device and is shown used in connection with the device of the patent referred to.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof with parts of the rail broken out for convenience of illustration.

Fig. 3 is a horizontal section taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2. 1

Fig. L is a transverse vertical section taken on the line M of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a detail perspective View of the improved anti-creeper; and

Fig. 6 is a similar view of a portion of a rail constructed for use in connection with the anti-creeping device.

In carrying the present invention into effect it is proposed to provide an auxiliary anti-creeper l essentially comprising a tieplate 11 designed to span the distance be tween two adjacent ties T and on the upper faces of which rest the ends of said plate. An integral block 12 depends from 1926. Serial 'No. 124,os;

thelower face of the plate 11 and is of a length to extend between the'innerfaces or sides of the opposed ties on which the plate rests as is shown clearly in Fig. 2. The block 12 is of a width slightly less than that of the plate 11 and said plate is chamfered out along its inner edge to provide a shoulder 13 for abutting the edge of the rail base B as shown in Fig. 4 and a flange 14L which is designed to overlie the rail base when the device is applied. A triangular lug 15 projects laterally from the shoulder 13 preferably about midway the length of the block and, is designed to enter a cone spondingly shaped or V-shaped notch formed in. the edge of the rail base'B and said notch being number-ed 16. This engagement of the. lug 15 with the notch 16.assists in holding the anticreeper device engaged with the rail and the ends of the block 12 abutting the opposed faces or sides of the rail ties O securely holds the anti-creeper against relative movement to the tie and the rail against relative movement with the anti-creeper device.

The block 12 is provided with longitudinally spaced bolt holes 17 which extend edgewise through the block and are designed to receive clamping bolts 18 equipped at one end with hooks 19 for engagement over one edge of the rail base while the flange 14 engages the other side thereof. These bolts are equipped at their other ends with nuts 20 between which' and the outer faces of the block 12 are preferably arranged spring washers 21. Ball web engaging arms 22 extend upwardly from the inner edge of the plate 11 and are designed to abut the outer face of the rail web below the tread thereof and which form lateral braces for the rail. This construction of anti-creeper not only provides-a unitary structure for engagement with the ties and the track rail but holds the rail against creeping both longitudinally and laterally and effectively braces said rail against lateral movement or tilting.

These anti-creepers 10 are designed for use in connection with those shown at 30 and which are shown and described in detail in the patent above referred to. These anticreepers 30 which are formed of two members 1 and 7 designed to be mounted one on the ties and the other on the track rail and interlockingly connected witheach other, are preferably arranged at the center and joints of the rails while the anti-creepers 10 which r arms for engagement with the web of the rail, and also having a lug for interlocking engagement with a correspondingly shaped notch formed in the base of the rail in connection with which the anti-creeper is used.

I claim 1. A one-piece anti-creeper for railway rails comprising a plate adapted to extend across and rest on upper faces of two adjacent railway ties, a rail web engaging arm rising from said plate and adapted to engage said web between the rail base and tread, a'block depending from said plate to fit between adjacent ties and bolts extending through said block and having hooks to engage the rail base flange at the side opposite that on which said plate is located.

2. A one-piece anti-creeper for railway rails comprising a plate adapted to extend across and rest on the upper faces of two adjacent railway ties, rail web engaging arms rising from said plate and adapted to engage the rail web between the base and tread of the rail, a block depending from said plate to lit between adjacent ties, said block being of less width than said plate said plate having a shoulder located along one edge with a flange extending laterally over said shoulder and adapted to engage the base flange of a track rail and means for securing said device to a track rail.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my signature.

MELLARD LA THAYETTE HARVEY. 

